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grandiloquent, magniloquent, inflated, fustian, flatulent,
turgid, Literary euphuistic: The Minister made a bombastic
speech full of emotive appeals, but his actual arguments were
unconvincing.
bombshell n. surprise, shock, eye-opener, bomb, blow, revelation, bolt
from or out of the blue, Colloq shocker: Then came the
bombshell - she and Tony had been married the week before.
bona fide adj. genuine, authentic, attested, real, veritable, legitimate,
true, valid; in good faith, sincere, honest: The jeweller
affirmed that it was a bona fide ruby. I don't believe her
reasons are bona fide.
bond n. 1 tie(s), shackles, chains, fetters, manacles, handcuffs,
trammels, thongs, cord(s), rope(s); restraint(s), constraint(s),
check(s), control(s), rein(s): The council is hampered by the
bonds of the old regulations. 2 covenant, pact, contract,
agreement, engagement, compact, treaty: To unite the party a
bond of confederacy was formed. 3 connection, link, linkage,
union, tie, relationship: The main bond between us was a shared
love of the theatre. The bond between the veneer and the board
should hold with a little more glue.
--v. 4 cement, bind, hold together, stick, cohere: They use
mortar to bond the bricks together.
bondage n. slavery, servitude, subjection, subjugation, enslavement,
serfdom, thraldom; vassalage, villeinage: The poor souls were
kept in bondage for most of their lives, forced to row in the
galleys till they died.
bonny adj. beautiful, comely, attractive, pretty, lovely: She's
grown into quite a bonny lass.
bonus n. reward, largesse, hand-out, perquisite, extra, honorarium,
tip, gratuity, remuneration, compensation, Colloq perk:
Employees often receive a Christmas bonus.
book n. 1 volume, tome, work, publication; hard-cover, soft-cover,
paperback: Our personal library contains more than 5000 books.
2 libretto, words, lyrics: Richard Rodgers wrote the music and
Oscar Hammerstein the book for several hit shows. 3 rules, laws,